Envision Festival

The final day of Costa Rica’s Envision Festival took a tragic turn as a death was reported at the beach just outside the festival grounds.

An attendee, reportedly a volunteer, passed away at Uvita Beach in Puntarenas. The man, identified as 32-year-old Wesner Chavarría Camareno, was pronounced dead the morning of Sunday, Feb. 25. Camareno was transferred to a local hospital but had expired by the time of his arrival. Security personnel for the festival declined to comment on the situation, though witness reports state that Camareno was in the water up to his knees before suddenly disappearing. A festival source informed Dancing Astronaut that drowning was the cause of death, though further details were not forthcoming.

Envision Festival is a four-day music and arts event that has taken place at Rancho la Merced in Uvita for the past eight years. Envision personnel told Dancing Astronaut that this is the first death to take place at the festival since its founding in 2011.

Envision Festival has yet to make an official response to the reports.

[UPDATE 2:07 EST]

Users have taken to Envision’s Instagram account to voice their displeasure with the lack of response from the festival.

From Feb. 21-25, thousands will flock to Uvita to experience a stellar lineup of music, which has been announced in full. In addition to headliners Xavier Rudd, Bob Moses, DJ Tennis and more who were announced in August, Envision has revealed the addition of acts like TroyBoi and The Russ Liquid Test to the lineup.

“We really wanted to bring in best in breed artists from every corner of the globe,” says festival co-founder and music director Josh Wendel. “But we also wanted to create a platform for some of the best emerging talent in Costa Rica and its neighbors. In addition to being our most intentional lineup yet, the artists we’ve got coming for Envision 2018 are both world famous and driven to achieve the same impact we want to make in the world. Through language and culture we’re united by the dream we share, and that just makes the experience of coming together on the same dancefloor so much more special.”

Though Envision 2018 is already 70 percent sold out, four-day general admission tickets can still be purchased here.

There are transformational music festivals, and there is Costa Rica’s Envision Festival. Held annually deep in the Latin American jungles, just off the beaches of the Pacific, the Spring time gathering boasts thought-leading workshops, world class yoga, and cutting-edge music. What better place then for a burner like Josh Mayer to pull out a rare solo performance as his downtempo alter ego, Of Porcelain.

Josh Mayer is a man of many talents. As Ooah, Mayer makes up one-third of The Glitch Mob (alongside ediT and Boreta) and one-half of PANTyRAiD (alongside Marty Party). Yet, the music from his long-dormant solo project, Of Porcelain, hadn’t seen the light of day in over four years, for which the multi-talented producer told LA Weekly, “The thing with the Of Porcelain music is that it just hits me at certain times where I have to write it.”

Nearly 10 years have passed since Of Porcelain‘s first album release. Now Mayer has broken his estrangement from his downtempo moniker with a stunning performance at Envision. The set is soothing, entrancing, and ethereal, featuring a track list from the likes of Sasha, Aphex Twin, and Christian Löffler. Additionally, Mayer includes a few of his own productions, such as his newest original track, “And Here I Am Free,” which was premiered here at DA earlier this year.

With four different stages and a lineup that spans across all music tastes, the festival is an internationally acclaimed event that aims to draw in music lovers of all genres. Aside from the music, attendees will also have the opportunity to enjoy world-class yoga classes and workshops led by astrologers, activists and more.

Tickets to the festival are on sale now and start at around $300. Learn more at the festival’s website, envisionfestival.com.

Now in its 7th year, the idyllic and transformational Envision Festival returns to its home on the beaches of Uvita, Costa Rica for another year of camaraderie, music, and personal growth. Dedicated to awakening human potential and our species’ deep connection with nature, the event pairs world class musical guests with deep-rooted spiritual experiences. What started as a humble retreat of like-minded friends has since blossomed into an internationally acclaimed gathering focused on community building, all centered within the communal utopia that Envision’s founders have created in the tropics. The festival itself is held on a one-of-a-kind property that pairs pristine Pacific beaches with lush Costa Rican rainforests. It is truly something otherworldly.

More than just a music festival, collaborative art projects happen daily, along with surfing, impromptu concerts, white water rafting, acro-yoga, movement classes, and so much more.

Held on February 23rd – 26th, Envision is truly a regenerative festival for your mind, body, and soul and we’re sending one lucky winner and their friend to experience everything firsthand.

Now in its 7th year, the idyllic and transformational Envision Festival returns to its home on the beaches of Uvita, Costa Rica for another year of camaraderie, music, and personal growth. Dedicated to awakening human potential and our species’ deep connection with nature, the event pairs world class musical guests with deep-rooted spiritual experiences. What started as a humble retreat of like-minded friends has since blossomed into an internationally acclaimed gathering focused on community building, all centered within the communal utopia that Envision’s founders have created in the tropics. The festival itself is held on a one-of-a-kind property that pairs pristine Pacific beaches with lush Costa Rican rainforests. It is truly something otherworldly.

More than just a music festival, collaborative art projects happen daily, along with surfing, impromptu concerts, white water rafting, acro-yoga, movement classes, and so much more.

Held on February 23rd – 26th, Envision is truly a regenerative festival for your mind, body, and soul and we’re sending one lucky winner and their friend to experience everything firsthand.